2007年11月成人英语三级B卷答案(阅读理解)
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Passage1Blindpeoplecan“see”thingsbyusingotherpartsoftheirbodies.Thisfactmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingsaboutcolor.Ifblindpeoplecansensecolordifferences,thenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolorunconsciously(无意
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Manufacturers(
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商)havediscoveredbyexperiencethatsugarsells.Badlyingreenwrappings,thatbluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthatcosmetics(
品)shouldneverbepackagedinbrown.Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoabranchofcolorpsychology.Colorpsychologynowfindsapplicationineverythingfromfashiontodecoration.Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological.Darkblueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithcalm,whileyellowisadaycolorwithassociationsofenergyandincentive(
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激).Foraprimitiveman,activityduringthedaymeanthuntingandattacking,whilehesoonsawredasthecolorofbloodandangerandtheheatthatcamewitheffort.Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.(77)Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobringredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolor.Becauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.1.Ourpreferencesforcertaincolorsare_______accordingtothepassage.AA.associatedwiththetimeofthedayB.dependentonourpersonalitiesC.arelinkedwithourancestorsD.partlyduetopsychologicalfactors2.Ifpeopleareexposedtobrightred,whichofthefollowingthingsdoesNOThappen?BA.Theybreathefaster.B.Theyfeelsatisfied.C.Theirbloodpressurerises.D.Theirheartsbeatfaster.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsifNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?BA.Colorprobablyhasaneffectonuswhichwearenotconsciousof.B.Yellowfireengineshavecausedmanybadaccidentsinsomeadvancedcommunities.C.Peopleexposedtopurebluestarttobreathemoreslowly.D.Thepsychologyofcolorisofsomepracticaluse.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsifTRU
Eaccordingtothepassage?CA.Manufacturersoftensellsugaringreenwrapping.B.Darkbluebringpeoplethefeelingofbeingenergetic.C.Primitivepeopleassociatedheatandangerwithred.D.Greenandyellowareassociatedwithcalmandpassivedefense.5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?DA.TheBranchofColorPsychologyB.ColorandItsMeaningsC.ThePracticalUseofColorPsychologyD.ColorandFeelings.Passage2Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.(78)Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective(
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的):itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse(
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用)ofpoweroverpeople.Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues(
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像)arenotholy.6.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause___.CA.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvaluesB.generalhistoryonlyf
11月成人英语三级B卷答案(理解)
